ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
proper; right; reasonable
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
social; societal; societary
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to feel affectionate towards; to have feelings for; to care for; to hold dear
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
manly; masculine; like a man
establishment; settlement
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to shake; to waver; to tremble
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
long ago; already; a long time ago
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to perceive; to understand
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open